The Provisional Government ( nl, Voorlopig Bewind; french: Gouvernement provisoire) was formed as a revolutionary committee of notables during the

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on 24 September 1830 at the

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under the name of Administrative Commission.

History

On 26 September the Administrative Commission assumed the title of Provisional Government, and two days later on 28 September it set up a Central Committee. This Central Committee proclaimed the

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of the "provinces of Belgium" on 4 October 1830.The Provisional Government and the National Congress
belgium.be Afterwards, the term Provisional Government was increasingly used to refer to the Central Committee. Apart from the Central Committee, there also were Special Committees for War, Internal Affairs, Finance, Justice, Public Safety and Diplomacy. The Provisional Government exercised both

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and

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power until 10 November 1830, when the National Congress met for the first time. On 12 November it formally returned its powers to the National Congress, which subsequently decided to entrust executive power to the Provisional Government. It was dissolved on 25 February 1831 after Erasme, Baron Surlet de Chokier had been appointed

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by the National Congress.

Members of the Provisional Government

Charles Rogier Charles Latour Rogier (; 17 August 1800 – 27 May 1885) was a Belgian liberal statesman and a leader in the Belgian Revolution of 1830. He served as the prime minister of Belgium on two occasions: from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1857 to 1 ...

(chairman, member from 25 September 1830-25 February 1831) * Emmanuel, Baron van der Linden d'Hooghvorst (member from 24 September-12 November 1830) * Félix, Count de Mérode (member from 26 September 1830-25 February 1831) *

Alexandre Gendebien Alexandre Joseph Célestin Gendebien (Mons, 4 May 1789 – Brussels, 6 December 1869) was a lawyer in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and later Belgium, where he also became minister of Justice. He played an important role during the Belgia ...

(member from 26 September 1830-25 February 1831) *

Sylvain Van de Weyer Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer (19 January 1802 – 23 May 1874) was a Belgian politician who served as the Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's, effectively the ambassador to the United Kingdom, and briefly, as the prime minister of Belgium, ...

(member from 26 September 1830-25 February 1831) * André-Edouard Jolly (member from 24 September 1830-25 February 1831) * Feuillen, Baron de Coppin de Falaën (member from 24 September 1830-25 February 1831) *

Joseph Van der Linden Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(member from 24 September 1830-25 February 1831) *

Louis de Potter Louis de Potter (26 April 1786 – 22 July 1859), was a Belgian journalist, revolutionary, politician and writer. Out of the more than 100 books and pamphlets, one of the most notable works was his famous ''Letter to my Fellow Citizens'' in which ...

(member from 28 September-13 November 1830) *Jean Nicolay (member from 25 September-10 October 1830)

References

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History

Members of the Provisional Government

See also

References